Our new Indie Games subforum is now open for business in G&T. Go and check it out, you might land a code for a free game. If you're developing an indie game and want to post about it, follow these directions. If you don't, he'll break your legs! Hahaha! Seriously though.

Our rules have been updated and given their own forum. Go and look at them! They are nice, and there may be new ones that you didn't know about! Hooray for rules! Hooray for The System! Hooray for Conforming!

Our wedding cake was made by someone working out of her house. It was delicious. I think. I don't remember much.
A local bakery which has been featured on the food network or travel channel or something was also tried. The homemade one was better.

You gotta use the professional professionals, not the amateur professionals.

My dad did the cakes for my sister's wedding (and other acquaintances weddings) but baking is a huge hobby of his. He makes like 30+ items every year for his hospital's Christmas party, baking every night for a few weeks beforehand.

I literally could not afford to for my wedding (also, I didn't care). But I didn't ask anyone to help, either. Those who offered their services I did pay to the best of my ability, and I made no requests nor had any expectations.

Also, people like Liiya and Sheri have alerted me to the importance of small business, and I actually try to buy from and use small businesses/professionals whenever possible.

Sometimes, though... well, I've seen some awful botched professional work where I'm pretty certain the dog could've actually done better. Pretty much all have been painters/carpenters/builders; there are some dreadful home decoration tradespeople out there.

I got a corporate photographer for my wedding who was both affordable and awesome. He had a great eye for candid photography and the only thing that ruined it was people's insistence that portraits happen.

Sometimes, though... well, I've seen some awful botched professional work where I'm pretty certain the dog could've actually done better. Pretty much all have been painters/carpenters/builders; there are some dreadful home decoration tradespeople out there.

"Professional" in giant inverted commas, yes, I know the type

Editing anecdotes aside my sister's boyfriend is a certified electrician and you wouldn't believe what some "experienced tradesmen" have left behind for his firm to clean up after fitting things

Oh hey let's have this caseless wire perfectly visible between the brick seams on an exterior wall! It's not like it ever rains around here!